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Just in time tonight thousands of line crews racing against time fighting brutal heat and ida's aftermath to bring one disaster to a close. and tonight the governor says more than 25,000 linemen from 22 states have converged on louisiana. but even with all that help, the main energy provider says while some could see power back on in 48 hours, there is no definite timetable on when that grid will be fully online tom? >> morgan chesky for us tonight morgan, thank you. in the west another disaster is unfolding. the explosive caldor fire forcing tens of thousands to evacuate from the popular la...

Governors are most likely to be -- i urged them to take advantage of for a family what can offer in advance and will do everything we can to support. fema as preof had positioned. thousands of additional line crews and vegetation, are already heading toward the impacted states really to serve and move in as soon as is feasible. they'll clean up fallen trees, help local utilities repair

Yesterday i talked with the administrator and each of the governors in the key states most likely to be affected. i urged them to take advantage of the assistance fema can offer in advance and committed to do everything we can to support their communities through the storm and afterwards. fema has prepositioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond including food, water, life saving communications equipment as well as generators. in close cooperation with the electric call sector, preparations are in place to address significant power outages and resources and support that st...

Yesterday i talked with the administrator. i urged them to take advantage of the assistance fema can offer in advance and committed to do everything we can to support their communities through the storm and afterwards. fema has already prepositioned resources in the region to speed our ability to respond, including food, water and life-saving communications equipment as well as generators. in close cooperation with the electrical sector, preparations are in place to address significant power outages and resources and support that's staged at the edge of this storm to be able to move quickly in...

Them. i'm here with the man who's in charge of putting the lights on in the state capital. this is scott maddox, the city commissioner. thanks for being with us. >> sure, sure. >> reporter: what do you think about the impact of this storm now that it's over, now that it's passed? you were expecting a real blow. what are you seeing? >> we're very thankful to god that it went a little bit west of us. we're praying for the folks in jackson county and other places that were devastated by high winds, including panama city and apalachicola and the coast. we have 55% of our city is under tree cover. ...